ZFamily

Z Foundation

"I just wanted to say thank you for allowing us to
participate in the service/mission project yesterday with
the Z-Foundation. This was the first time my family had
ever done a mission project together and I believe it cast
a vision for us to do more serving together. I wanted you
to know how much yesterday blessed us and to thank you
for your efforts. We have been touched already by
Zachary's legacy."

Be blessed! We were.
Paul Bowman

Z Foundation

"I really enjoyed this outreach and thought it was very
well-organized, especially considering it was the kick-off event.
I don't think it could have gone any smoother.

I intentionally set out to spend time with the older generation
as well as the youth during this outreach. For instance, I
approached a grandmother who was resting under a shade tree
near the center of activity on that unusually hot spring day. I
shared with her what had happened to Zach and how your
family had decided to honor Zach by serving God and others.
She seemed very interested in the tragedy as she had just
recently lost a niece. We talked about the need to have a
community of faith to help us through tough times.

As we were leaving. I was deeply touched by the sight of some African American men who had been hanging around on the
outskirts of the event, more as observers than participants. But as we drove away on the bus, they were waving to us!

Thanks again for providing us with this outreach opportunity."

Dee Pierce

"We had a great time last Saturday at the Walter P. Taylor event.
Our kids, Harry 9 & Georgi 5 1/2, as well as my husband & myself,
were so blessed by the opportunity to serve members in our comm-
unity.

Harry was especially touched as he made several new friends.
The exposure to the needs in our community touched us as a fam-
ily - but especially our son Harry- who was unable to sleep and
rose at 4 am b/c of his concerns for a little boy named KeShaun
that he had met. This is not a bad thing ( although getting up at
4 with him wasn't fun)- to be burdened by the burdens of others -
to realize that the world we live in is insulated from so much pain
that others feel on a daily basis. Most importantly, Harry, spent
time in prayer for these children- not feeling sorry for them but
wanting to know where he fits into their lives.

This is such a blessing - mainly b/c we as a family have searched
for over a year for an organization to link with our family. As
parents, we want to serve together not separately - we want our
children to have a personal connection to our community which
boundaries exceed the 37934 zip code. I was also very blessed to
meet a young man and learn of his personal struggle with a suicide
attempt, coming to Christ and being young, black and unemployed.
This is much more than I bargained for but welcomed the discussion.

We have talked about our visit many times and look forward to returning to Walter P. Taylor homes to serve again."

Thanks so much! The Buchanan's Russ, Susan, Harry and Georgi